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Cause Effect
READ
ING
Plot: Cause and EffectA cause makes something happen.An effect is the event that happens.
Read a story with a partner. COLLABORATE
Create a chart like this one.
In the box, draw one event that happens in the story. In the oval, write why the event happens.
Repeat for another story event.
You need
› paper
› pencils, crayons, or markers
20Minutes
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Cause Effect
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› paper
› pencils or pens
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Why Did It Happen?
What’s the Cause?
Think of a story you know.
Draw something that happens in the story.
COLLABORATE Tell your partner why
it happens.
COLLABORATE Read a story with a partner. Create
a Cause and Effect chart.
Write one cause and its effect.
Talk about another effect that could have happened instead.
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› paper
› pencils, crayons, or markers
READ
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47 seconds
42 seconds
READ
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Fluency
COLLABORATE
Take turns reading a story aloud. Don’t try to read fast. Read correctly and with expression.
Time your partner’s reading. Write down the time.
Read the story again. Check your time.
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› stopwatch
› paper
› pencils
20Minutes
Practice reading out loud. Focus on how your voice sounds
and on reading each word.
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› paper
› pencils or pens
20Minutes
20Minutes
Read Aloud
Fix the Mistakes!
Read a story out loud with a partner. COLLABORATE
As your partner reads, write down any errors he or she makes. Discuss the errors.
Have your partner read the story again. Were there fewer mistakes?
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› paper
› pencils or pens
READ
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Read a story to yourself.
COLLABORATE Read the story aloud
together.
Write the words that were hard to read. Practice reading those words.
20Minutes
WRITIN
GPoem
Chan wrote a poem about a season he likes. Read what Chan wrote.
Point to words that rhyme. Point to words that give sensory details. COLLABORATE
Write a poem about a season. Draw a picture to go with your poem.
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› paper
› pencils, crayons,or markers
I like winter.
Soft, white snow covers the ground.
I can build a snowman tall and round.
A poem uses words in interesting ways.
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20Minutes
20Minutes
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› paper
› pencils, crayons,or markers
Season Poem
Poetry Details Decide on an idea for your poem.
Think about interesting details that can describe your idea.
Write your poem by stating the idea and then a detail. Use sensory words and rhyming words to describe your idea.
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› paper
› pencils, crayons,or markers
WRITIN
G Think of a season you like.
Draw a picture of it.
Write the poem below. Fill in the name of your season:
I like best. I like better than the rest!
15Minutes
WRITIN
GWord Choice: Strong Verbs
Tam wrote a poem. She used the strong verbs raced and zoomed.
Rewrite Tam’s poem on your paper. Replace went with a stronger verb.
COLLABORATE
Read the poem aloud to a partner. Talk about how strong verbs make the poem better.
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› paper
› pencils
Two beetles raced by me.
They zoomed down the path.
The black one went faster.
Was he late for math?
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20Minutes
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› books
› paper
› pencils
Moving Verbs
Weak and Strong Verbs
Think of strong verbs that tell about movements. Write one verb on each index card.
Mix up your cards with your partner’s cards. Choose a card. Act it out.
Have your partner guess which movement you did. COLLABORATE
Read a story with a partner. COLLABORATE
As you read, make a list of verbs you see.
Talk to your partner about which verbs are weak. Choose strong verbs to replace them.
Reread the story with your strong verbs.
› index cards
› pencils
WRITIN
G
jump
Soft c and Soft g PHO
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S/W0
RD STU
DY
You need
› Four-Door Foldable®
› paper
› pencils
20Minutes
Make a Four-Door Foldable®. COLLABORATE
Write -ace, -ice, -age, and -edge on the outside.
Look in your classroom or in books for words that have -ace, -ice, -age, or -edge.
Write the words under the matching door.
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PHO
NIC
S/WO
RD STU
DY
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› response boards
› paper
› pencils
15Minutes
20Minutes
High-Frequency Words
Partner Story
Write these sentences. COLLABORATE
Once upon a time, there werethree happy mice. They liked to race by so many nice places. They ran under any hedge they could see.
Circle the 5 words that have -ice, -edge, -ace.
Use a response board. Write -ace, -ice, -age, and -edge on it.
Add letters to the front to make words. COLLABORATE
Then add -ing and -ed to some words.
Use the words to write a story.
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› paper
› pencils, crayons,or markers
Think of a special holiday that your family celebrates.
Draw a picture of your family celebrating the holiday.
COLLABORATE Describe to a partner what
your family is doing in your picture.
How We Celebrate SOC
IAL STU
DIES
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› paper
› pencils or crayons
20Minutes
People throughout the world celebrate different holidays.
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› paper
› pencils or markers
› Shutter Foldable®
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20Minutes
A Special Day
Comparing Holidays
Think about what you do on a special day.
Draw a picture of yourself celebrating something special.
COLLABORATE Share your drawing with a partner.
Create a Shutter Foldable®.
On the outside flaps, write the names of two different holidays your family celebrates.
On the inside flaps, list the foods, music, or other ways you celebrate the holidays.
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› paper
› pencils or crayons
SOC
IAL STU
DIES